Sacramento Athletics vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/22/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+106) Arizona (-128)

The Sacramento Athletics (43-57) are traveling to Chase Field on Wednesday where they will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (51-49). The moneyline on this contest has the Athletics at +106 while the Diamondbacks are sitting at -128. The over/under is 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Gage Jump and Merrill Kelly.

As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are compiling 4.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 15th in baseball. They have racked up 448 runs scored while having a team OBP of .324. The Athletics have accumulated 154 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 124 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 429 RBI's and 843 base knocks this year, and their team batting average sits at .247. Sacramento has a slugging rate of .406 and have struck out 874 times, while being walked on 351 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.20 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.48. Athletics pitchers have given up 157 long balls and 559 runs in total (29th in baseball). Sacramento has relinquished 923 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 523 earned runs. The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 5.29 so far this season (29th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 854 hitters. They have walked 389 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.96 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Athletics bullpen have earned a save rate of 58.1% and have entered the game in 102 save situations. They have compiled 25 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 18 out of their 43 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 164 runners over the course of the season with 35.4% of those runners crossing home plate. Athletics bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 110 times and also have had 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 342 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have a total of 57 holds for the year (12th in MLB).

The Sacramento Athletics have 2,667 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 751 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which is 6th in baseball, and have 65 double plays. The Athletics have transformed 68.4% of balls in play into outs in their 8,001 innings on the field, which has them sitting 28th in MLB.

Jump has pitched in 52 innings and has earned 56 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.80 (22 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.324. He has surrendered 52 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 17 free passes. Jump (3-5 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.74 while facing 221 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have an on-base percentage of .308 in addition to a batting average of .237 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 732 occasions (28th in baseball) and have notched a total of 789 base knocks. Arizona has 94 HRs on the season as well as 415 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks have a team slugging percentage of .387 and they score 4.35 runs per game (18th in MLB). They have notched 170 two-baggers, while walking 318 times and scoring 435 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.286 with a FIP of 4.45 as a staff on the season. They are currently ranked 23rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 847. The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 449 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.22 (414 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 6.90 (681 strikeouts vs 289 walks). They have relinquished 120 homers and they concede 4.58 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league).

With 95 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 58 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Arizona has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 36 save opportunities and they have earned 26 saves. Arizona relievers have an inherited score percentage of 25.8% out of 132 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 108 times in high leverage situations and on 89 occasions with base runners. They are ranked 7th in baseball with a save percentage of 72.2%, and they have sent 333 relievers to the mound on the season.

Out of their 7,953 innings played, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (6th in professional baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 84 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in baseball). The Diamondbacks have 884 assists, 36 errors and have a tally of 2,651 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Kelly has given up 1,014 hits and he has 973 K's in 1,106 innings pitched. He has allowed 479 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.224 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and he has faced 4,575 opposing hitters during his career. Kelly (72-61 career record) has earned a 3.90 earned run average and has conceded 8.2 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+106)

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